Delayed Wages Push Christian to Commit Suicide in Punjab, PakistanJune 19, 2026 — For several months, Waseem Masih took pride in his work, doing his part to keep the province of Punjab in Pakistan clean. Masih, a Christian, was employed under the...
Believer Assaulted in BangladeshJune 18, 2026 — “Arif Salam,” 55, is a bicycle mechanic, husband, and father. He is also an independent preacher, openly sharing the gospel in his predominantly Muslim country, Bangladesh. During the afternoon of...
No Room at the InnJune 18, 2026 — Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer based in India. After my house was vandalized and destroyed by a radical Hindu mob, we were...
Indian Governor Calls for ‘Conversion Prevention Cells’ in CollegesJune 15, 2026 — The governor of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has directed all higher education universities in the state to establish “dharmantaran roktham cells,” or conversion-prevention cells, to address alleged...
Blasphemy Inc.: Accusations for Profit in PakistanJune 15, 2026 — Using blasphemy accusations as a weapon is nothing new in Pakistan. The situation now goes beyond that. Members of a growing organized blasphemy business network are actively trying to trap...
Activists, Legal Experts Claim Forged Documents Used in Maria Shahbaz CaseJune 12, 2026 — On June 6, Christian rights activists and legal experts revealed during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, that the documents used to validate the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz were...
New ICC Report Explores Nepal’s Growing Hindu Nationalism, Christian PersecutionJune 12, 2026 — Following Nepal’s nearly 200-year ban on Christianity, the faith has experienced steady growth since 1951 as the number of churches, Christian schools, and hospitals has gradually expanded. Despite this growth,...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Church, Injure 25 WorshippersJune 8, 2026 — A Hindu nationalist mob brutally attacked a worship service on Sunday, May 31, in the remote Sadrapal village of Sukma district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, injuring at...
Pakistani Police Shoot Christian ManJune 2, 2026 — Alayan Johnson, a 22-year-old Christian auto-rickshaw driver in Punjab, Pakistan, was shot by police after being mistaken for a suspect. Now, police are reportedly pressuring him to call off an...
Buddhists Throw Stones at Church as Christians Pray InsideJune 2, 2026 — With nearly 20 Christians gathered inside for prayer, Buddhists threw stones at Zion Church on May 21 in Southern Sri Lanka. According to local sources, at around 8 p.m., during...
Chhattisgarh: Where Faith in Christ Comes with a Price June 1, 2026 — The sutures protruding from the deep, still-fresh wound on 32-year-old Mangu’s head are the latest evidence of the persecution faced by Christians in the tribal belt of Bastar in Chhattisgarh,...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Christian Convention in IndiaJune 1, 2026 — A two-day Christian spiritual convention organized at a private hotel in Ratlam town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was disrupted by Hindu nationalist groups on May 27 over...
Bishops Raise Human Rights Concerns, Invite Pope to Pakistan May 29, 2026 — This month, Catholic bishops from Pakistan visited the Vatican for their special Ad Limina visit. The group included three archbishops, four bishops, and a cardinal. During the visit, the bishops went to different Vatican departments to submit their reports and...
180 Christian Families Denied Water, Economic Rights in Chhattisgarh May 29, 2026 — More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages across Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district in India have reportedly been denied access to communal water sources and livelihood opportunities for the past three weeks as punishment for refusing to leave their Christian...
20 Christians Still Held Hostage in ManipurMay 27, 2026 — Hours after gunmen killed three pastors returning from a peace conference on May 13 in India, other armed groups started kidnapping Christians. Today, 20 believers are still being held hostage....
RSS Whitewashes Record Amid Growing Scrutiny Over Persecution in IndiaMay 27, 2026 — The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organization widely regarded as the ideological backbone of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has launched an international outreach campaign aimed at...
